According to the 2023 Maine Youth Integrated Health Survey, only about half of Maine’s high schoolers feel like they matter to people in their community. Teens need to feel valued to be civically engaged. The 4-H Youth Have a Voice program introduces teens to civic processes, connects them with peers and adults, and supports them in completing a community service project. In 2024, the program had significant social and environmental impacts for the more than 1,000 participants and community members involved in their projects. The Electric Vehicle Charging Station project aimed to build EV chargers to reduce pollution and reached 746 high school students. The Domesticated Animal Shelter Support project collects food donations and supports care for domestic animals at a shelter in western Maine. The Kelp and Seaweed Growth project raises awareness about kelp’s importance to Maine’s economy and ecosystem with an informational display shared with 140 PreK-8 students.